The special forces of the government and armed men of Al-Shabab, have been fighting since last night in the Villa Rosa hotel near the Villa Somalia Presidency. Eyewitnesses said that the attack started with a suicide bombing, after which armed men entered the hotel. The official casualties of the attack are not yet known, but

The Villa-Rosa hotel, located between the National Theater and the Jiliow cave in the presidential palace, is under direct attack by a group of Al-Shabab terrorists. The attack started with large explosions, and the hotel and its surroundings are occupied by many ministers, parliamentarians and government officials. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia deputy speaker says want to legalize homosexuality. ”If the gender law is not implemented, I will leave Mogadishu,” said Sadia Yasin Samatar. The first deputy speaker of the Somali parliament, Sadia Yasin Samatar, made a statement that caused a lot of controversy on social media for the Somali community. The deputy

File Photo Somali Times/Somali special forces commandos Somalia’s special forces have conducted an operation against the Al-Shabab terrorist group, Somali special forces killing more than 51 terrorists, according to Somali officials told Somali Times. The operation was targeted Al-Shabab terror group who were planning conspiracies to attack Somali people in the village of Bulo-Madino, in

Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud said the Kenyan government has once again suspended the entry of Somalia passports to Kenya, which has had a strong impact on Somali businessmen and businesswomen who travel regular for business in Kenya. Some of the Somali businessmen and businesswomen who spoke to Somali Times are concerned about the strong

By European External Action Service Berbera Port, located on the Northern coast of Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden, is owned and operated by Somaliland authorities. The port foundation was traced back more than hundred years ago, and the current place, a linear wharf of 300 meters, was established in 1968 by Soviet Union, later

Photographer Somali Times Livestock traders in Mogadishu said that Al-Shabab still extort money from them, which they called poverty and taxes. Some of these businessmen who spoke to Somali Times, said that Al-Shabab collect the money not far from the Somali presidential palace in Villa Somalia and Bakara market. The businessmen said that there has

Somalia’s Ministry of Information say on Friday morning that 97 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed during two large-scale operations of the country’s army and security forces. Somalia’s Ministry of Information announced in a statement that 50 al-Shabab terrorists were killed by the country’s army and with the cooperation of popular Resistance forces in the “Eil Ghoruf”

File Photo/Somali Times Senator Abdi Ismail Samatar, who is a member of the House of Representatives, proposed to the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, to replace prime minister Hamza Abdi Barre. Senator Abdi Ismail argued that at this time there is a need to appoint a qualified academic who can lead society and trust

A photograph appears on the Internet At least 15 people were killed and many more were injured in a suicide attack that took place this evening at the military training camp in Mogadishu. Al-Shabab, which issued a statement, claimed responsibility for the attack, and pointed out that they killed Danab troops trained by the United